Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Mr John Hayes: The following table shows the expenditure on agency workers in the last five financial years: Financial year£m2011-129.182012-1313.452013-1418.272014-1522.952015-1613.50 77.35 The response covers the central Department and its four executive agencies (Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Vehicle Certification Agency).

Company Cars: Taxation

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on take-up of low and ultra-low emission vehicles of the proposals on taxation on company cars contained in the HM Revenue and Customs consultation on salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits-in-kind.

Mr John Hayes: HM Revenue and Customs has discussed its consultation on salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits-in-kind with relevant officials across Government, including those in the Department for Transport and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

Home Office

Crime: North Wales

Ian C. Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reported crimes, (b) arrests, (c) charges, (d) cautions and (e) other disposals for (i) anti-social behaviour and (ii) public order offences, committed by adults in North Wales, were recorded in each of the last 6 years.

Ian C. Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reported crimes, (b) arrests, (c) charges, (d) cautions and (e) other disposals for (i) anti-social behaviour and (ii) public order offences, committed by young people in North Wales were recorded in each of the last six years.

Brandon Lewis: Data for (a) the number of public order offences and (c-e) detections and outcomes in each of the last six years are provided in Table 1. These figures are not available by age of suspect. Data on crime and outcomes are routinely published here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tablesFigures for the total number of anti-social behaviour incidents are provided in Table 2. Outcomes, arrests and age of suspect for anti-social behaviour incidents are not collected by the Home Office. Data on anti-social behaviour are routinely published here:http://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/current/crimeinenglandandwalesyearendingmarch2016policeforcearea.xlsFigures for (b) the number of arrests specifically for public order offences were collected and published for the first time for 2015/16, and are shown broken down by the available age groups in Table 3. These data are published here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2016



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Historic Buildings: Fire Prevention

Carolyn Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in protecting heritage buildings.

Brandon Lewis: Property protection (including heritage buildings) is outside of the scope of the Order and is a matter for the building owner and their insurers. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association has a proactive group engaging with stakeholders from the heritage sector to consider fire safety issues. This is well attended and we have no evidence of any particular concerns over compliance.

Pathology

Shabana Mahmood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken as a result of the recommendation made in the Hutton review of forensic pathology in England and Wales, submitted to the Minister of State for Crime and Prevention in March 2015, that (a) the Criminal Procedure Rules should be vigorously enforced in order to avoid costly and unnecessary challenges by experts for the prosecution and the defence in court and (b) the provision for a judge to allow experts to give evidence via video link could be utilised in order to encourage more-sub-speciality medical experts to engage in the criminal justice process.

Brandon Lewis: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Courts are responsible for adhering to the Criminal Procedure Rules and the Home Office has made them aware of this recommendation in the Hutton Review. All Home Office pathologists are trained and aware of their obligations in this regard.The decision to allow video links in court is for the Judge on application from the CPS on a case-by-case basis. The Home Office has made both the police service and the CPS aware of this recommendation in the Hutton Report and ensured that the use of such technology is discussed as part of Senior Investigation Officer training.

Families: Disadvantaged

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her predecessor had with Ministerial colleagues to discuss the Troubled Families Programme between 12 May 2010 and 13 July 2016.

Sarah Newton: Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery.As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Medicine: Research

Dr Matthew Offord: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that medical research between British and Israeli scientists who receive funding from EU institutions continue to have access to similar levels of funding after the UK leaves the EU.

Joseph Johnson: The UK will maintain its status as a global centre for research and innovation. In last year’s Spending Review the Government committed to protecting science resource funding in real terms from its 2015-16 level of £4.7 billion a year for the rest of the parliament. The Treasury decision to underwrite the grants of competitively bid for EU research funding will give British participants and their EU partners the assurance and certainty needed to plan ahead for collaborative projects that can run over many years. We are committed to ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in international science, including medical research.

Electricity Generation

Mr Alistair Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's timetable is for publication of its plans for the next Contract for Difference allocation round for less established technologies.

Jesse Norman: We published further details of the next Contract for Difference Allocation Round on 9 November 2016. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference

Data and Communications Company

Mr Alistair Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the reasons are for the time taken to prepare the readiness of the Data and Communications Company after Capita plc was awarded the operating licence in October 2013; and what the timetable is for that company to become ready.

Jesse Norman: The majority of the new smart metering data and communications infrastructure went live on 8 November. This will enable the next generation of smart meters to be installed across Great Britain and put households and business in control of their energy use.Since being awarded the DCC Licence in September 2013, Smart DCC Ltd has overseen the detailed design, build and test of the shared system that will carry smart metering data for all energy suppliers. It was important that the system was fully tested so energy suppliers can use it reliably and consumers can benefit from accurate bills, feedback on their energy consumption, and can switch energy suppliers quickly and easily.

Intellectual Property

Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of whether UK companies will need to register future trademarks and patents in both the UK and the EU to ensure protection after the UK leaves the EU.

Joseph Johnson: UK businesses will continue to have access to European patents, issued by the European Patent Office. This is a non-EU international organisation.When the UK leaves the EU, UK firms will continue to have access to EU Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs for protection in the EU member states. They will have access to the UK Trade Mark and Registered Designs systems for protection in the UK.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Occupied Territories: Demolition

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with other EU member states on demolition of EU-funded buildings in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and compensation for those buildings.

Mr Tobias Ellwood: We have consulted EU partners on the issue of demolitions. They share our concerns. The EU collectively condemned demolitions in Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on 18 January. The EU has not to date asked for compensation for EU funded infrastructure. No decision has been made yet as to whether to claim compensation in the future.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Sir Alan Duncan: The FCO has a Temporary Agency worker supply contract with Hays Specialist Recruitment. Records of the FCO's expenditure with them, began in April 2013 and are:Financial Year(£m)FY 13-146.2FY 14-154.3FY 15-164.7FY 16-17 (to end of September 2016)2.6

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pay

Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.

Sir Alan Duncan: As of 31st October 2016 the proportion of women in each grade employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth on an inner London pay structure was as follows:Pay GradeProportion of Women on an inner London pay structureAA1.9%AO14.8%EO22.8%HEO/Fast Streamer21.2%SEO10.0%Grade 716.0%Grade 68.6%SCS 13.5%SCS 20.9%SCS 30.3%The proportion has been calculated as a percentage of the total female workforce. We do not employ staff at SCS 1A.When considered against the total number of FCO UK-based staff in each grade, the proportion of women on an inner London pay structure is as follows:Pay Grade​Proportion of Women on an inner London pay Structure​AA​53.7%​AO​58.6%​EO​54.6%​HEO/Fast Streamer​45.5%​SEO​42.0%​Grade 7​45.3%​Grade 6​44.6%​SCS 1​38.3%​SCS 2​25.6%​SCS 3​30.0%

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Mossack Fonseca

Stewart Malcolm McDonald: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had any discussions with representatives of the firm Mossack Fonseca since April 2016.

Sir Alan Duncan: There have been no such discussions.

Italy: Overseas Workers

Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Italian government on resolving discrimination amongst the lettori.

Sir Alan Duncan: The Government has continued to press the Italian government to end the unacceptable discrimination against the Lettori (UK and foreign lecturers in Italy). The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) raised this issue with their Italian counterparts in July and September.

Africa: Diplomatic Service

Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50891, whether he plans to raise the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the UK Ambassador or High Commissioner to (a) Namibia, (b) Malawi, (c) Ethiopia, (d) Uganda and (e) Tanzania.

Mr Tobias Ellwood: The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs does not plan to discuss the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries. We have clear guidance on corporate sponsorship for our overseas missions.

Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Kris Hopkins: My Department has spent the following on agency workers in the last 5 financial years: 2011-12 £ 28,6142012-13 £ 47,6422013-14 £ 19,1522014-15 £ 5,3462015-16 £ 19,638

Department for Education

Apprentices: Gender

Jess Phillips: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the number of employers which publish targets for the ratio of male to female apprentices.

Robert Halfon: The Government does not hold information on the number of employers that publish targets for the ratio of male to female apprentices.

Special Educational Needs

Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to publish supplementary documentation to the Green Paper, Schools that work for everyone, of September 2016, to address provision for children with special educational needs or disabilities.

Nick Gibb: The ‘Schools that work for everyone’ consultation is about engaging with as many views as possible so that we can design the right policies to widen access to good and outstanding school places for all, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The Government will publish its response to the consultation in due course.

Pupils: Disadvantaged

Royston Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils from white working class backgrounds in (a) selective, (b) non-selective and (c) state boarding schools achieved the highest value added scores in the most recent academic year.

Nick Gibb: Information is provided for white pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals. This is an indicator of economic deprivation which is available for 2014/15 and has frequently been used to approximate the ‘white working class’. Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in fully selective schools and in boarding schools in 2014/15 are compared with those at the end of key stage 4 in all other state-funded mainstream schools. Pupils in Further Education Sector Institutions are excluded from this analysis. It should be noted that a small number of comprehensive schools use an element of selection in their admissions at the secondary phase. The proportion of such pupils with a Best 8 Value Added score greater than the national average from each school type is given. The table below shows figures for 2014/15, the latest year for which information is available, for a) selective schools, b) non-selective schools and c) boarding schools.White pupils known to be eligible for free school mealsSelective schoolsNon-selective schoolsBoarding schoolsProportion with a Best 8 Value Added score greater than the national average61.6%36.5%35.6%

Pupils: Nationality

Mr Roger Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department collects data on pupils' nationality and country of birth; and how that data is used.

Nick Gibb: The new data on nationality, country of birth and English language proficiency will, for the first time, assist the understanding of the impact of migration on schools. For example, what extra support the Government may need to provide to schools with high numbers of children who do not speak English as a first language. It will also help to plan for enough good school places for every child.Without the evidence and data, the Department cannot have a clear picture of how the school system is working. It will ensure that funds are allocated where needed and that no groups of children miss out on the education they deserve. The new data on nationality and country of birth is solely for DfE analysts to use for research. This data has not been shared outside the Department.To address any uncertainties regarding how this information should be collected or used, an information note is placed in the House Libraries.

Primary Education

Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44308, on primary education, where the information requested is held.

Nick Gibb: The information requested is not held, because the data supplied by the consultation does not provide a breakdown by profession of respondents to question 1 of the consultation. As set out in answers 44308 and 35933, the Department’s analysis of the consultation responses is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-national-curriculum-primary-assessment-and-accountability.

Pupils: Nationality

Mike Kane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's training guide video for autumn 2016, whether schools do not need to obtain pupil or parental consent to share information on pupils' nationality collected through the school census; and whether those schools are protected from legal challenge about breaching a duty of confidence.

Nick Gibb: The submission of the School Census is a statutory requirement placed upon schools under Section 537A of the Education Act 1996. Schools therefore have a legal responsibility for collecting certain information, including pupil nationality, from parents which is to be provided to the Department for Education. As the School Census is a legal requirement, schools do not need to obtain parental or pupil consent for the provision of School Census information to the Department and they are protected from legal challenge that they are breaching a duty of confidence to pupils. Whilst the return of information via the School Census is a statutory requirement on schools, information on a pupil’s nationality must be recorded as declared by the parent / guardian or pupil. Parents are not obliged to provide nationality data to the school and are able to request that the school record the nationality as refused. This is clearly stated in the school census guide. To address any uncertainties, I have placed an information note in the House Libraries.

Pupils: Nationality

Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the data collected by schools on pupils' country of birth and nationality to be included in the National Pupil Database are to be made accessible to (a) the Home Office, (b) media bodies, (c) citizens and (d) other third parties.

Nick Gibb: Data on nationality and country of birth have not and will not be shared with the Home Office or any other parties. It is solely for the Department for Education’s research. Anonymised research and statistics based on the broad trends shown in the new data may be published in some form if it helps us to improve children’s education. Under no circumstances will any data identifying an individual ever be released. To address any uncertainties regarding how this information should be collected or used, an information note has been placed in the House Libraries.

Schools: Admissions

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is in place for a new school to alter its published admission number between being approved and being built.

Nick Gibb: When a proposal to open a new free school is first submitted, it must include a proposed published admission number (PAN). The Secretary of State may approve the proposal on condition that a different PAN is agreed, for example to reflect a change in local circumstances, such as higher pupil numbers. We would expect the school to consult the local community where a change is proposed.

Department for Education: Apprentices

Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been created in her Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.

Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been created in the Government's Equalities Office in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.

Robert Halfon: The table below shows numbers of apprenticeships created in the Department for Education in the last five years. 2011/122012/132013/142014/152015/16London0851030North Wesr (Manchester/Runcorn)011574North East (Darlington/Gateshead)01027West Midlands (Coventry063912East Midlands (Nottingham)04022Yorkshire and the Humber (Sheffield/Leeds)02255South West (Bristol/Plymouth)00003South East (Reading)00001Total number of apprenticeships032153464 The Department currently does not hold information about the numbers of participants of these apprenticeships that subsequently secured a job in the Civil Service. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has recruited 1 apprentice in the last 5 years. The apprentice joined GEO in 2015 and left in 2016. The apprentice was based in London and did go on to secure a job in the Civil Service.

Written Questions: Government Responses

Justin Madders: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to Answer Questions 48788, 48789 and 48790, tabled on 14 October 2016 by the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston.

Nick Gibb: Parliamentary questions 48788, 48789 and 48790 were answered on 02 November 2016.

Families: Worcestershire

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to make available fairer funding to families in Worcestershire.

Nick Gibb: We will introduce a national funding formula for early years from the financial year 2017-18. A consultation on the early years formula closed on 22 September and we will set out our response later this autumn.We will introduce national funding formulae for schools and high needs from the financial year 2018-19. We are considering the options carefully, taking into account the need to give schools and local authorities stability. We will put forward our detailed proposals later in the autumn, including our proposals for the transition to the formulae. Following a full consultation, we will make final decisions and confirm the arrangements in the new year.

GCSE

Mr Graham Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will rank (a) selective, (b) partially selective and (c) comprehensive local authority areas in England by correlating guaranteed per pupil funding against the proportion of pupils attaining five or more grade A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics in the last year for which data is available.

Nick Gibb: Please see the table below showing the per-pupil amounts we allocated to local authorities in 2015-16, with the level of academic selection in their area, and the percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE, including English and mathematics, for the academic year 2015/2016.We have been clear that the current funding system is unfair and that the variation in the amounts local authorities receive for their schools does not reflect real levels of need. We have committed to address this unfairness by introducing a national funding formula from April 2018. We will set out our detailed proposals for consultation later this year, including our proposals for targeting funding to pupils with additional needs.

Schools: Finance

Julian Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress is being made on the fair funding formula for schools; and when she plans that new funding to begin.

Nick Gibb: In March we published the first stage consultation on the schools national funding formula, covering the principles and building blocks of the formula and the factors we believe should govern how funding is distributed in future. We will publish our response later this year. At the same time we will put forward our detailed proposals on the design of the formula and the transition arrangements, and illustrate the effect for individual areas and schools. Following full consultation we will make final decisions and confirm arrangements in the new year. The new system will be in place from April 2018.

Ministry of Justice

Care Proceedings

Helen Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children (a) under one year old, (b) between one and four years old, (c) between five and nine years old, (d) between 10 and 15 years old and (e) 16 years old or more have been the subject of care order applications in each year since 2008-09.

Sir Oliver Heald: The table, below, represents the number of children that have been the subject of care order applications in England and Wales by age group, from 2011 – 2015, the latest year for which full data is available. Data on the number of care applications prior to 2011 is not held centrally. 1 - 4 years5 - 9 years10 - 15 years16 years or moreUnknown*20115,7676,1484,4993,5311578720126,2135,8104,6753,5611453920135,7525,4954,3283,5211803120145,4225,4954,8243,9202162720155,6885,7245,4104,45728527 * Unknown represents children whose age is null, this is when the date of birth is not entered or is entered incorrectly on the database.

Ministry of Justice: Pay

Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of women are employed by her Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.

Sir Oliver Heald: The proportion of female staff on inner London pay range grades, by equivalent grade as at 30th June 2016 is included in the table below.GradeInner LondonGrade 7/655%SEO25%HEO24%EO20%AO10%AA8%SCS Pay Band 1/1A74%SCS Pay Band 279%SCS Pay Band 3100%  NPS13% The figures includes staff within HQ, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, National Offender Management Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Fast Stream staff are captured under the HEO pay grade. The National Probation Service (NPS) does not have an inner London scale and figures for the NPS cover all local delivery units based within greater London. NPS staff do not have grade equivalencies and are therefore reported as a single group.

Offences against Children

Pauline Latham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to limit the potential re-traumatisation of vulnerable 16 and 17 year old victims of sexual abuse or exploitation in the criminal justice system.

Sir Oliver Heald: The Government is committed to making sure that vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses get the support they need and have the confidence to come forward. A range of measures already exist to help reduce their anxiety, including giving evidence through live-link to the courtroom from a different room in the court, or away from the court building altogether, and the use of a Registered Intermediary. We doubled the number of Registered Intermediaries at the end of 2015 to increase the number available to help vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses give evidence. We are also rolling out recorded pre-trial cross-examination in the Crown Courts from next year so that vulnerable witnesses do not have to give their evidence at trial. In addition to this, we are requiring publicly-funded advocates in sexual offences cases to undertake specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses.

Ministry of Justice: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Dr Phillip Lee: The information requested appears in the department’s annual report and accounts which are available online.

Care and Management of Transgender Offenders Review

Margaret Ferrier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 1 November 2016, Official Report, column 777, when she plans to publish the review into the care and management of transgender offenders.

Dr Phillip Lee: The Review into the Care and Management of Transgender Offenders will be published shortly.

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who appeal unsuccessful personal independence payments applications are adequately represented during the appeals process.

Sir Oliver Heald: Appeals for unsuccessful PIP applications are dealt with through the unified tribunals system. Tribunals are intended to provide simple, accessible and proportionate routes of redress for individuals. As part of our proposals to reform the justice system, we will make use of technology to ensure tribunals are accessible and deliver swifter and simpler justice for all. The reforms will reduce complexity in language, process and systems and will enable citizens to present their own cases simply and to obtain swifter justice.

Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Newspaper Press

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Prime Minister, what plans she has to change the official guidelines for recording meetings that take place with the newspaper press.

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2016 to Question 50210, for what reasons the Government does not include minutes of meetings with external agencies and members of the press in its quarterly releases.

Mrs Theresa May: The Government publishes details of all Ministers’ and Special Advisers meetings on a quarterly basis with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives regardless of the purpose of the meeting. There are no plans to change this.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries

Andy Burnham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the name is of each free museum or gallery sponsored by her Department in each region of England.

Matt Hancock: All 15 DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries, and the British Library, have free access to their permanent collections. They are: the British Museumthe Geffrye Museumthe Horniman Museum and Gardensthe National Gallerythe National Portrait Gallerythe National Maritime Museum (Royal Museums Greenwich)the Sir John Soane’s Museumthe Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) including the V & A Museum of Childhood, andthe Wallace Collection, which all based in London, and;the British Library, based in London and Boston Spathe Imperial War Museum, based in London and Manchesterthe Natural History Museum, based in London and TringNational Museums Liverpool, which includes the Museum of Liverpool, the World Museum, the Walker Art Gallery, the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered, the International Slavery Museum, the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Sudley Housethe Royal Armouries, based in Leeds, Fort Nelson, Hampshire and The White Tower in the Tower of Londonthe Science Museum Group, which includes the Science Museum based in London and Wroughton, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the National Railway Museum in Shildon and York, and the National Media Museum in Bradford, andthe Tate, which includes Tate Modern and Tate Britain based in London and Tate Liverpool based in Liverpool. In addition, free entry is available at museums funded by Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund. This information is not held centrally.

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Ofcom on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Matt Hancock: The Secretary of State has had no discussions with Ofcom on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Tickets: Touting

Alison Thewliss: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50037, if her Department will define a more specific timescale for responding in due course.

Tracey Crouch: The Government is carefully considering each of Professor Waterson’s recommendations but has not set a date for the completion of these considerations and publication of a Government response.

Electronic Warfare

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to the Cyber Retraining Academy in partnership with the SANS institute.

Matt Hancock: The Cyber Retraining Academy will provide much needed intensive training courses for those looking to change careers and join the cyber security profession. The government has allocated £1.25m to help set up the academy and provide training for 50 individuals including a recruitment campaign, equipment, course development, testing and certification, and help with employment for trained individuals. As the programme is established we will work toward making the academy self-sustaining without government funding.

Art Works: Audio Recordings

Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on promoting and making funding available for audio as an art form.

Matt Hancock: The Government recognises the tremendous economic and social impact of all artforms, including audio based art, and will continue to support arts and culture across the country through Arts Council England (ACE) funding. For example, this Government has provided £959,174 of grant in aid funding through Arts Council England to the Music Education Hub of the Sutton Music Service between 2012 and 2016.

Rugby: Children

Chris Elmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to increase children's participation in rugby.

Tracey Crouch: Government is committed to getting more children from all backgrounds engaging in sport and physical activity, including rugby. Last year government published a new strategy, 'Sporting Future', which sets out a number of important actions that will ensure that all children and young people can benefit from engagement in sport and physical activity. In addition to this, between 2013 and 2017 Sport England is investing £20m of Whole Sport Plan (WSP) funding in the Rugby Football Union to get more people in England playing rugby regularly. Since 2010, Sport England has also invested almost £7.8 million in 301 National Lottery-funded projects across England to help local rugby union clubs improve their facilities, buy equipment, and run activities to get more people playing regularly.

Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the net annual savings to the Exchequer since the introduction of the benefit cap in 2013.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the net annual savings to the Exchequer of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London.

Caroline Nokes: Since the introduction of the benefit cap from April 2013 the annual reduction to Housing benefit due to the cap was £60 million in 2013/14, £80 million in 2014/15 and £65 million in 2015/16. Notes:Estimates are rounded to the nearest £5 million per yearEstimates are based on the monthly capped caseload and average amount capped available from Stat Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/This estimate represents the savings from the reduction to Housing Benefit due to the benefit cap. It excludes any impacts and wider benefits of the behavioural changes in response to the cap such as moving into work and also excludes any DEL costs related to the introduction of the policy. A detailed explanation of the estimated net annual savings to the Exchequer from the new, lower benefit cap of £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London can be found in the latest Impact Assessment, published 25th August 2016:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548741/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf

Housing Benefit: Hostels

Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2016 to Question 47261, on housing benefit: hostels, whether the new funding model will ensure that the social sector continues to be funded at current levels in real terms.

Caroline Nokes: In his Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons on 15th September the Secretary of State confirmed that the new funding model will ensure that the supported housing sector, including hostels, will be funded at current levels, taking into account the effect of Government policy on social sector rents. The Secretary of State also announced that a formal consultation would be published shortly. The Written Ministerial Statement can be accessed here: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-09-15/HCWS154/

Department for Work and Pensions: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Caroline Nokes: The information requested is already in the public domain and published in the annual report and accounts for DWP.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the levels of homelessness.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the level of spending by local authorities  on (a) emergency, (b) temporary and (c) bed and breakfast accommodation for people at risk of homelessness.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households living in emergency housing who will be affected by the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London.

Caroline Nokes: The evaluation of the current benefit cap shows very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who had been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless. To help ensure Local Authorities are able to protect the most vulnerable housing benefit claimants and to support households adjusting to reforms, the government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years. Housing Benefit paid for specified accommodation such as refuges is ignored when calculating whether or not the cap applies.

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the number of (a) people and (b) children who use food banks.

Caroline Nokes: These figures are not available, as the Government does not believe it is possible to keep a record of the potential number of people using food banks or other types of food aid, without placing unnecessary burdens on volunteers trying to help their communities. It is also widely acknowledged that the reasons people use food banks are complex and overlapping. It is misleading to link them to any one cause. For those who need extra support, Discretionary Housing Payments are available from Local Authorities, as well as budgeting support, hardship payments and additional employment support.

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) households and (b) children who will be affected by the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London in (i) Tottenham constituency, (ii) Borough of Haringey, (iii) London and (iv) the UK.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households who will have a reduced entitlement to housing benefit in (a) Tottenham constituency, (b) the borough of Haringey, (c) London, and (d) the UK as a result of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London.

Caroline Nokes: It is estimated that around 500 households in Tottenham constituency will be affected by the lower benefit cap in 2016/17. The information on the number of households affected by the lower benefit cap in London, the London Borough of Haringey and Great Britain is available in the latest impact assessment published 25th August 2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap The estimated number of children in households affected in Great Britain is available in the latest impact assessment above. It is estimated that around 1,200 children are in households affected by the lower cap in Tottenham constituency, 1,800 in the London Borough of Haringey and 41,200 in London. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office. Notes:Estimates assume no behavioural responses - any behavioural responses to the lower cap, such as claimants moving into employment, would cause the number of households affected to reduce.Estimates of households and children affected have been rounded to the nearest 100.The methodology used to estimate the households and children affected by the cap is consistent with that described in the latest impact assessment above.

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the number of (a) people and (b) children living in households in (i) relative poverty and (ii) absolute poverty.

Caroline Nokes: There is no current estimate available. Previous estimates used an out-of-date methodology and do not reflect the latest estimate of households affected by the lower cap. We know that work is the best route out of poverty. 74% of poor children in workless families that moved into full employment exited poverty. We have made real progress - the number of children living in workless households is at a record low, down by more than 80,000 in the past year and well over half-a-million since 2010. The existing benefit cap, at £26,000, has been shown to be successful with more households looking for, and finding work. The new, lower, tiered cap aims to build on this success by strengthening the work incentive for households. Local authorities can make discretionary housing payments to help vulnerable people adjust to the changes.

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the  potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the number of households applying for discretionary housing payments.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to increase funding to local authorities for discretionary housing payments to households affected by the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London.

Caroline Nokes: The estimated number of households affected by the new, lower benefit cap is published in the latest impact assessment: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap. This includes a regional breakdown of the total numbers. To take account of the welfare reform measures announced at Summer Budget and Autumn Statement 2015, we have committed £870 million in overall Discretionary Housing Payments over the next five years. As part of this, the £150 million allocated for Discretionary Housing Payments in 2016/17 rises to £185 million in 2017/18.

Social Security Benefits

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) households and (b) children who have been affected by the benefit cap since it was introduced in 2013.

Mr David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in (a) Tottenham constituency, (b) the borough of Haringey, (c) London, and (d) the UK whose overall entitlement has reduced since the introduction of the benefit cap in 2013.

Caroline Nokes: The available information on the number of (a) households and (b) children who have been affected by the benefit cap since it was introduced in 2013 is published and can be found at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk The available information on the number of households in (a) Tottenham constituency, (b) borough of Haringey, (c) London, and (d) the UK who have had their benefits capped since the introduction of the benefit cap in 2013 is published and can also be found at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.ukGuidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html

Personal Independence Payment: Garston and Halewood

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from Garston and Halewood constituency have had their personal independence payment claim rejected since April 2013.

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from Garston and Halewood constituency have had their eligibility for the motability scheme revoked since April 2013.

Penny Mordaunt: Breakdowns of PIP reassessment claims by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) are published online at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk. This includes breakdowns by constituency.The Department does not have verified data on the number of DLA higher-rate mobility claimants who were reassessed for PIP and were not awarded enhanced-rate PIP mobility. We intend to provide more detailed breakdowns of DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes in due course. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has consulted the Food Standards Agency on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has consulted the Office of Water Services on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

George Eustice: The Department for International Trade is the lead department on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and has established a process for regular cross-Whitehall engagement with relevant parts of Government, including Defra, to ensure matters arising from the TTIP discussions have been considered appropriately.

Livestock: Exports

Mr Roger Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to allow individual ports to ban live animal exports after the UK has left the EU.

George Eustice: Until exit negotiations are concluded the UK remains a full member of the European Union (EU) and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation. The government has not yet reached a position on the nature of future arrangements once we leave the EU.

Company Cars: Exhaust Emissions

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential effect on air quality standards of proposals to increase the tax on low and ultra-low emission company car drivers in the HM Revenue and Customs consultation on salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits-in-kind, published on 10 August 2016.

Dr Thérèse Coffey: Defra officials meet regularly with HM Treasury to discuss a variety of measures relating to air quality.

Livestock: Transport

Mr Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) sheep and (b) other livestock are transported safely and comfortably.

George Eustice: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) take steps to ensure that sheep and other livestock are transported safely and comfortably by assessing and issuing long and short journey Transporter Authorisations to transporters. This includes the assessment of Vehicle Approval Certificates to ensure vehicles are designed and operated with regard to the welfare of animals, and the review of Competency Certificates for drivers and attendants transporting these animals. APHA assess and issue Journey Logs to transporters in accordance with the maximum journey times permitted for transporting animals under Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005. APHA carry out risk based supervised loadings on consignments of sheep and other livestock being exported as part of an economic activity. APHA also carry out proportional portal checks on sheep and other livestock being imported or exported and complete Quality Assurance checks to ensure compliance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and associated regulatory action.

Department for Communities and Local Government

Communities and Local Government: Mayor of London

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many letters his Department received from the Mayor of London between May 2010 and April 2016; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Marcus Jones: Holding answer received on 18 October 2016



The Department is not able to confirm the total number of letters received by the Department from the Mayor of London since 2010 as this would incur disproportionate cost.

Veterans: Homelessness

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) veterans sleeping rough and (b) homeless veterans in (i) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency, (ii) Liverpool, (iii) the Liverpool City Region and (iv) each region in each year since 2010.

Mr Marcus Jones: Holding answer received on 27 October 2016



One person without a home is too many. Homelessness robs families of their future, safety and self-worth, and we refuse to accept this. Although only 3% of individuals seen sleeping rough in London are UK nationals with a history of service in the armed forces, this is still too high, and no way to treat our veterans (https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chainreports/resource/6c740944-3816-4f21-bbcf-04505b59c76b#).We are committed to fight for all those who have fought for us. All local authorities in England are signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, ensuring they support the needs of their armed forces communities. We have committed over £500 million to tackle homelessness over the next four years as set out at the last Spending Review.We have also given our support to the Homelessness Reduction Bill, to reform England’s homelessness legislation and ensure that more people get the help they need to prevent a homelessness crisis in the first place.We have gone further and announced a £40 million Homelessness Prevention Programme to ensure there is an end-to-end approach to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping, and provide the support people need to recover from homelessness.

Housing: Older People

David Mackintosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the personal, social and economic well-being of older people of moving into accommodation designed to meet their needs.

Gavin Barwell: This Government believes that building more affordable homes for people, whatever their age, will lead to a housing market that meets everyone's needs. That’s why we have doubled the housing budget. We now have the largest affordable housing programme for 40 years, with £8 billion set aside to help build 400,000 affordable homes over the next five years.Under the National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities must plan for everyone in their community. That means Local Plans should address the needs of older people as well as families with children, people with disabilities and other households – while recognising that these households may overlap.In the context of our ageing society, we recommend that Local Plans are drawn up over an appropriate time scale, preferably a 15-year time horizon, to take account of longer term requirements.We also published a data sheet setting out information and statistics on older and disabled peoples’ needs to act as a starting point for local authorities wishing to develop suitable policies. We produced further planning guidance to make clear how councils can plan ahead to meet the needs of an ageing population, and consider the types of homes they would need to build locally.

Communities and Local Government: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Mr Marcus Jones: Details of how much my Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years is published in our Annual Report and Accounts.

Housing

Craig Tracey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect the UK leaving the EU will have on the number of new houses needed in future years; and what guidance he has provided to councils on reviewing their housing targets in response to the outcome of the EU referendum.

Gavin Barwell: My department has been keeping developments in the housing market under review since the UK voted to leave the EU. However, it is too early to make a full assessment of the impact on housing need.This Government is clear that building more homes is central to our vision of a country that works for everyone. Our ambition is to deliver a million more homes by 2020, and we will set out further measures helping us towards our ambitions in a Housing White Paper.Our guidance issued to local planning authorities makes it clear that the household projections produced by the department should be the starting point for calculating housing need. These projections are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-household-projections. The Office for National Statistics population projections on which these are based already assume a significant decline in net migration: a fall of 45% by 2021 from the level in mid 2015.

Families: Disadvantaged

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the briefing given by his official spokesperson on 18 October 2016, when he plans to review available evidence on the Troubled Families Programme.

Mr Marcus Jones: We are absolutely committed to continuing to help the most vulnerable families in the country.When it was launched in 2012, the Troubled Families Programme was the first national and systematic attempt to help families with multiple problems to improve their lives. We know that more than 116,000 families in that programme have seen significant improvements; with children back in school for a year, reduced youth crime and anti-social behaviour, and over 18,000 adults into work. The recently published evaluation found that the first programme has positively changed the way local authorities assist families with complex problems and has been highly appreciated by families themselves. 86 per cent of families surveyed for the programme’s evaluation reported that the key worker’s involvement had been helpful. Overall, seven in ten (72 per cent) main carer respondents reported feeling better about their future than they had before the involvement of the key worker.We have already implemented a number of lessons from the first programme in the design of the new programme and a comprehensive national evaluation will report at intervals during its lifetime.

Landlords

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps to raise awareness among landlords of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and the Housing Act 2004.

Gavin Barwell: We expect all landlords to understand and comply with their legal responsibilities and the majority do so, providing decent and well managed homes. We want to support these landlords and avoid placing unnecessary burdens on them. We encourage landlords to improve their knowledge and professionalism, including their understanding of their legal responsibilities, by becoming a member of a landlord accreditation scheme, such as those run by the landlord associations or many local authorities. In addition, we have published guidance for landlords on, for example, their responsibilities under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which was introduced by the Housing Act 2004. A small minority of landlords exploit their tenants, placing them in unsafe and unsuitable accommodation. The Government is determined to crack down on these rogue landlords who have no place in the sector.

Parking

Mr Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are in place to ensure that private car parking firms are (a) accurate in issuing penalty notices and (b) thorough in dealing with complaints.

Mr Marcus Jones: We have set out a clear manifesto commitment to tackle aggressive parking enforcement and excessive parking charges, and taking steps to tackle rogue and unfair practices by private parking operators. This government has put in place a range of measures to reform the behaviour of private parking companies, including the banning of wheel clamping and towing. We are currently considering further reform.In order to get access to vehicle keeper data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency private parking companies must be a member of an Accredited Trade Association (ATA). They must operate under the ATA’s code of practice and provide free access to an independent appeals process. If a company fails to comply with the code of practice, it can be suspended or expelled.

Small Businesses: North East

Mr Alan Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many small businesses in (a) Tynemouth constituency, (b) North Tyneside local authority area and (c) the North East have claimed small business rate relief in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr Marcus Jones: Local authority estimates held by the Department show that as of 31 December 2014, 1,901 properties were in receipt of small business rate relief in North Tyneside, in which the Tynemouth constituency is located. In the North East, 28,939 properties were in receipt of small business rate relief at the same date. The Department does not hold data at constituency level.

Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

David Mundell: The Scotland Office employs agency workers to cover vacancies when needed. Spend in each of the last five years is shown below. Financial YearCost2011-12£21,4462012-13£56,0822013-14£77,2542014-15£116,4252015-16£121,370

Scotland Office: Pay

Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.

David Mundell: Detailed information on a breakdown of women employed by the Scotland Office on an inner London pay structure by pay grade cannot be provided for data protection reasons. The number of staff involved are very small and to publish information potentially makes individuals identifiable.

HM Treasury

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Helen Goodman: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has consulted HM Revenue and Customs on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Helen Goodman: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Prudential Regulation Authority on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Helen Goodman: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Mr David Gauke: The lead department on TTIP (now DIT, was BIS) established a process for regular cross-Whitehall engagement with relevant parts of Government to ensure matters arising from the TTIP discussions have been considered appropriately. There has also been extensive engagement with various stakeholders.

Cabinet Office

Living Wage

Margaret Greenwood: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people employed in each (a) region, (b) local authority and (c) parliamentary constituency are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

Chris Skidmore: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.



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Cabinet Office: Temporary Employment

Tim Farron: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.

Ben Gummer: The Cabinet Office has published this figure in its annual report and accounts for each of the last five years. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts. The table below shows the cost of Cabinet Office agency/temporary staff over the last five years. YearAgency/temporary costs2015-16£28,477,0002014-15£32,343,0002013-14£30,622,0002012-13£13,815,0002011-12£8,530,000